First Labour faced accusations of union vote-rigging in Ilford North, now the constituency’s former CLP chairman has defected to the Tories. Sanjib Bhattacharjee says he can no longer defend Miliband and Balls and says David Cameron is the “strongest and the best leader”. Sanjib warns:

“I believe that Labour Party is constantly failing to address main concerns of our people.”

He is now backing Tory MP Lee Scott to win the seat. Something of a blow Labour’s highly personable candidate Wes Streeting…